Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330
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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.7" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 695g - 142 x 108 x 75mm
- Announced March 2009
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 24-300mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
- 158g - 101 x 58 x 29mm
- Announced February 2011
- Previous Model is Olympus VR-320
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330 Overview
Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VR-330, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. The resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the VR-330 (14MP) is relatively well matched but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and VR-330 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.
Samsung Releases Faster Versions of EVO MicroSD CardsThe E-30 was brought out 22 months before the VR-330 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera.
Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-30 matches up vs the VR-330 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330 Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Olympus VR-330. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus VR-330 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-30 over the Olympus VR-330
E-30 | VR-330 | |||
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Focus manually | Dial exact focusing | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Selfie screen | Take selfies |
Reasons to pick Olympus VR-330 over the Olympus E-30
VR-330 | E-30 | |||
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Announced | February 2011 | March 2009 | Newer by 22 months | |
Screen size | 3" | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") | |
Screen resolution | 460k | 230k | Crisper screen (+230k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VR-330
E-30 | VR-330 | |||
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Touch screen | Neither provides Touch screen |
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-30 provides outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Olympus VR-330 has measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).
Analyze the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VR-330 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the E-30 compared to the VR-330.
Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and VR-330 is 60 and 94 respectively.
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330 Sensor Comparison
More often than not, its tough to envision the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through technical specs. The image here may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and VR-330.
As you have seen, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus VR-330 will give extra detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.
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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-330 Specifications
Olympus E-30 | Olympus VR-330 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Olympus |
Model | Olympus E-30 | Olympus VR-330 |
Type | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Announced | 2009-03-24 | 2011-02-08 |
Physical type | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | TruePic III+ | TruePic III |
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixels | 14 megapixels |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Full resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4288 x 3216 |
Max native ISO | 3200 | 1600 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW files | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detect autofocus | ||
Contract detect autofocus | ||
Phase detect autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 11 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 24-300mm (12.5x) |
Largest aperture | - | f/3.0-5.9 |
Macro focus distance | - | 1cm |
Amount of lenses | 45 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display size | 2.7 inches | 3 inches |
Resolution of display | 230 thousand dots | 460 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch friendly | ||
Display tech | HyperCrystal II LCD | TFT Color LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Optical (pentaprism) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 98% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.56x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 seconds | 4 seconds |
Highest shutter speed | 1/8000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Continuous shooting rate | 5.0 frames per second | - |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual mode | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash range | 13.00 m | 4.70 m |
Flash options | Auto, Manual, Fill, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, Slow sync 2nd curtain, Off | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash synchronize | 1/250 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) |
Max video resolution | None | 1280x720 |
Video data format | - | Motion JPEG |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 695 gr (1.53 pounds) | 158 gr (0.35 pounds) |
Physical dimensions | 142 x 108 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") | 101 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | 55 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | 21.3 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | 10.4 | not tested |
DXO Low light score | 530 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 750 pictures | - |
Battery style | Battery Pack | - |
Battery model | BLM-1 | LI-42B |
Self timer | Yes (12 or 2 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II) / xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Pricing at launch | $1,299 | $220 |